I've finally decided I've got to figure out this "Blog" thing... Is it just a journal entry, a rant about a supposed injustice, or just blowing off steam to sooth the soul ?

I'm calling this month "Thing-a-week-month" and  So  far , So good. I've Made Peanut Brittle , Pineapple-Ginger Preserves, NewOrleans Pralines, and Fruitcake-coconut Muffin cookies.

I'm guessing it must be mainly a journal of events that have either just taken place or are in the planning stages of becoming something that a Maker could brag about.

We had a great time with the Community Science & Technology Night.

There were four news crews out to cover the event. Cynthia Kramer with SCOPE Missouri did a great job raising awareness of science and technology which also provided us an pportunity to get our message out about Make:KC.

Check out this one from NBC Action News: Inner City Youth Get Science Exposure.

Feb Thing-a-day sign up is available.  Be sure to sign up if you are the tiniest bit interested in making things.  After midnight on Feb 1 no one new can sign up. 

http://thing-a-day.com/

We are going to be bread boarding the TV-B-Gone.  Tom is bringing what he has of the kits.  Which are around six dollars.  We is the testing phase so come to learn and modify.

Next week we will be soldering and putting the project in a case.

Feel free to join Make:KC in the HMS Beagle Science Store in Parkville tonight (December 28th, 2010) starting at 6:00 PM for a planning session.

We are canceling tonight's Build Night.  We were going to trouble shoot the Solar Lights but no one has a fix yet.  



As we continue to find a fix for the lights we are going to push forward with the next project: TV-B-Gone.  Tom is hosting this.  Estimated cost is (and don't hold me to it) about 6 bucks.  Start looking for a 'project case' that is big enough to hold several quarters:  M&M cylinder, milk top, bottle cap, coin purse, coffee cup.  This is a soldering project so bring your irons.



January

4 Show and Tell

Its Holiday Party Season again.

You're Invited to our Make:KC Annual Holiday Season Party

When: Tuesday December 14, 2010

Place: River's Bend Restaurant and Bar, Two Main Street, Parkville, MO 64152, (816) 880-9999

When: 6:00 to 8:00 pm. or beyond.

Handicap Accessible.

Make:KC Show & Tell - December 7, 2010

When: 6:00 to 8:00 pm

Where: HMS Beagle Science Store.

Live webcast event.

'Tis the Season when thoughts turn to decorating for the holidays. We have Ken Crow and Ron Carlson from Hallmark showing us how art and engineering come together to create Hallmark's Keepsake Ornaments.

Everyone that finished their Useless Machine please bring them in for Dec Show-and-Tell.  I would like to get a group shot of them.  I will bring hot glue if anyone needs to stick them together.